About the Event
Join us to learn about the 2025 Community Challenge grant program, new funding sources, the application process, and a new offering we are providing for eligible small non-profits or municipalities in the form of grant writing coaches to help with the application process.
The grant program is open to 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4) and 501(c)(6) nonprofits and government entities. Grants can range from several hundred dollars for small, short-term activities to several thousand or tens of thousands for larger projects. In 2025, the AARP Community Challenge is accepting applications across three different grant opportunities.
- Flagship Grants: This is AARP’s traditional, flagship Community Challenge grant program where grants have ranged from several hundred dollars for smaller, short-term activities to tens of thousands of dollars for larger projects. These grants will support projects that improve public places, transportation, housing, digital connections, and community resilience.
- Capacity-Building Microgrants: These $2,500 grants are combined with additional valuable resources, such as webinars, cohort learning opportunities, up to two hours of one-on-one coaching, and AARP publications. This grant opportunity will accept applications for projects that support Walk and Bike Audits, HomeFit® Modifications, and Disaster Preparedness Trainings.
- Demonstration Grants: Supporting demonstration efforts that encourage replication of promising local efforts, this grant opportunity will accept applications for enhancing pedestrian safety, expanding highspeed internet, reconnecting communities divided by infrastructure, and housing choice design competitions.
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